We reveal the top 10 most common dreams and their meanings

Whether you're dreaming of romantic dinner dates with your favourite celeb (Johnny Depp anyone?), or you hit the jackpot on your weekly lottery ticket, some dreams can be fairly straightforward to interpret, but others can represent something much deeper than what's presented on the surface.

On average we spend about two hours dreaming every night. In one night we can experience up to around five dream episodes, and these episodes can last between 15 and 40 minutes. The dreams we have don't always tell a simple story: they can often signify deep, meaningful thoughts and emotions, perhaps relaying a message to help us work through a difficult problem.

Experts explain that our dreams mirror fundamental patterns of human behaviour. They reflect who we are as people, our needs and desires and what we believe in. So the thoughts conveyed within our dreams often manifest themselves as symbolic messages that we can deconstruct – when we wake – and work out exactly what they mean.

So if you've ever woken up dreaming of beckoning blissful beaches or even a harrowing nightmare where you're being chased by a pack of hungry wolves, defining your dream can be a hard task to master. They can be confusing, with blurry metaphors that perhaps make little sense at first, but it's when you dig deeper and transport your unconscious thoughts into your conscious mind, they will start to unravel and the true meanings will finally then begin to make sense.

Want to learn how to read your dreams? From wobbly teeth to being naked in public, here are the top 10 most common of dreams, and their meanings...